Over the last few years Air Fryers have been popping up in every home all across the country. They make cooking simple with their apple to whip up delicious food with little to no oil. Making them healthier and a lot more enjoyable.
Whether you want to fry, bake, roast, or reheat your food, chances are your air fryer can do it.
So, what incredibly delicious creations can you make in your air fryer when you live a vegan diet?
We have 15 tasty vegan air fryer recipes that you can add to your weekly rotation for quick, simple, delicious meals.
1. Vegan Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower
When you’re wanting to impress at the family superbowl party, you will want to make these delicious, spicy vegan buffalo cauliflower.
Cauliflower heads smothered in your favorite hot sauce and fried in the air fryer. Really you can have these everyday if you want to!
We promise that this incredible side dish will win the smiles of everyone who tries them. Your guests may even favor them over spicy chicken wings.
You just have to make sure to serve them with a delicious blue cheese sauce that adds so much flavor and cools down the spice just a touch.
2. Vegan Onion Rings
Who doesn’t love a portion of crispy onion rings along with their burger? But it is common knowledge that if you try to make your onion rings in the oven that they just don’t have the same effect.
So, you have to make them in the air fryer. With 6 ingredients and no oil you can create these delicious, crispy, and healthy vegan onion rings.
Whether it’s the perfect garnish or as a quick snack, in less than 30 minutes you can be devouring these delicious onion rings.
3. Vegan Crunchwrap Supreme
Want to create your favorite fast food dish at home? This Vegan Crunchwrap Supreme swaps your meat for black beans, a vegan meat substitute or even a vegan fish substitute and some vegan cheese to create this gorgeous crunchy dish.
It might take some trial and error to wrap your crunchwrap properly but once you do, it will be worth all of the effort.
Serve with vegan sour cream or a seasoned vegan yogurt for a delicious dipping sauce. It won’t be long until you are making this drive thru dupe every time you get hungry.
4. Vegan Buttermilk Battered Air Fried Tofu
Sandwiched between two vegan brioche buns, this outstandingly battered tofu makes the ideal weekend meal. The sandwich is stuffed full of gherkins, red cabbage, and sambal mayo in this recipe. But feel free to pack it full of all your favorite sandwich fillings.
Tofu air fried in a buttermilk batter that’s healthy and utterly delicious? Now you might be able to have it everyday but as a weekend treat or to share with friends, this dish is one to keep in the cookbook.
Add a portion of air fryer cheesy potato wedges that you can find below and you have an incredible meal to satisfy those cravings.
5. Vegan Cheesy Potato Wedges
Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and covered in a delicious vegan cheese sauce, these Vegan Cheesy Potato Wedges are sure to become a staple in your kitchen.
Slice up your potatoes, season with your favorite herbs and spices and pop in the air fryer for 15-20 minutes.
While they cook, make your vegan cheese sauce and cover your cooked wedges in it to serve.
Or keep in a separate dish to serve as a dipping sauce. Either way these cheesy potato wedges are the perfect addition to any meal or as a quick, delicious snack.
6. Vegan Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
Start your day the right way with a steaming hot cup of your favorite coffee and one of your homemade Vegan Cinnamon Rolls. All created in the air fryer.
While you may be tempted to rush the process, these cinnamon rolls need time to rise and bake. Not exactly ideal when you’re hungry or in a rush.
Don’t worry even the frosting is vegan. Swapping out cows milk for plant milk and regular butter for vegan butter.
Now you can enjoy your favorite treats, at home, whenever you want!
7. Vegan Toasted Coconut French Toast Air Fryer Recipe
While cooking french toast in a pan with a good glug of oil might be the only way you’ve tried to make french toast, you can now make it in the air fryer!
This healthier version of french toast requires no oil, no egg and leaves you with crispy, delicious, toasted bread.
No soggy bread and certainly no eggy taste, this french toast is sweet and perfectly baked.
Serve with a drizzle of vegan maple syrup for the perfect brunch.
8. Cajun French Fry Po Boy with Vegan Mushroom Gravy
No matter how healthy of a lifestyle you live, there will be days when you crave something comforting and less on the healthy side. This Cajun French Fry Po Boy is perfect with its vegan mushroom gravy.
Simply make your air fryer potato wedges or french fries, sandwich them and your other favorite sandwich toppings between 2 hearty slices of bread and then smother it in your mushroom gravy.
Perfect for lunch or dinners this incredible sandwich is sure to keep everyone filled and satisfied.
Serve with a spicy tomato dip or on its own, either way it is full of flavor and tastes delicious.
9. Crispy Falafel
Just like traditional falafel this recipe is egg-free, dairy-free, gluten-free,soy-free, and nut-free. In other words, it is completely vegan for you to enjoy!
Fried in the air fryer with no oil but filled with mouth watering flavor and of course, is super crispy giving you the ideal crunch with every bite.
This recipe is perfect if you want to experience the authentic taste of falafel without the harmful results of consuming deep fried food.
10. Tofu Buddha Bowl
If you haven’t heard of a Buddha Bowl, where have you been? Buddha Bowls have been all over the internet due to their amazing health benefits, large portions, and tasty flavor combinations.
This Tofu Buddha Bowl recipe features air fried, crispy tofu in a massive bowl of different beans, peas and veggies with a gorgeous spicy dressing.
This recipe is great for meal prep as you can make all of your ingredients, store separately in the fridge and throw together when you need a quick, filling, nutritious lunch.
11.Vegan Air Fried Wontons
A recipe for air-fried veggie wontons, which use less oil than traditional deep-fried wontons and are therefore a healthier takeout alternative.
Spicy,crunchy, and packed full of veggies, these wontons are utterly scrumptious and are sure to save you dollars from buying at your favorite take out.
Serve with a duck sauce or low sodium soy and you have an incredible side dish or a delicious savory snack for when you are craving something crunchy.
12. Strawberry Lemonade Vegan Pop-Tarts
Pop-tarts, one of the biggest childhood comforts. Running late for school, mum quickly popping them in the toaster or simply eating them cold. Sweet, tasty, and give the perfect sugar rush.
Although, sometimes all that sugar is not the best thing to wake you up in the morning. These Strawberry Lemonade Vegan Pop Tarts are a Healthier version that don’t sacrifice on flavor.
With an incredible chia jam filling that is full of omega 3s and fiber, a homemade lemon icing, these pop tarts are undeniably delicious and won’t send you to the dentist as often.
13. Spicy Cauliflower Stir Fry
If you are looking for a stunning,tasty side dish to serve at dinner for the family, then you may want to give this Spicy Cauliflower Stir Fry recipe a try.
Grab your favorite veggies, roast your cauliflower in the air fryer, cover in your aromatic sauce, garnish with green onion and serve.
This dish is perfect for trying to get more veggies into your diet or if you want something that packs so much flavor.
14. Crispy Vegan Fried Ravioli
Searching for a new way to serve up traditional ravioli? Pop in the air fryer for an added crunch.
Grab your favorite ravioli. Bread in breadcrumbs, and cook in the air fryer until golden brown and crispy.
This is the perfect way to try a traditional dish in a completely new way.
15. Blueberry Apple Crumble
After serving a delicious meal, the only way to end it is to finish off with a sweet dessert.
This healthier dessert has the combination of apples, blueberries, and cinnamon making it perfect for the holiday season.
Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or hot custard for the perfect dessert.
Final Thoughts
No matter what diet you follow, an air fryer is going to make your life so much easier.
Make your own fries for a healthier version of french fries that doesn’t involve deep frying in a vat of oil or bake your homemade desserts to perfection.
Try our 15 delicious vegan air fryer recipes and watch yourself fall in love with cooking all over again.
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